The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-09-17


known as the Argenta and Lucky Deposit, thai
have since caused considerable excitement In
that locality. The ore cropped out On the sur
IL exceedingly rich. and old Ben after years 81
labor at last found fortune. He located two
other parties In the find and In conjunction
with them commenced work on the property.
They hrst began exploring the Argenta and
made three openings on 1t, and In every one
they found fine body of 100-ounce ore Not
specimen rock, but the average Of the ledge will
reach that figure. The gangue Is decomposed
quartz. and Is so soft that no powder lie requir.
cd To work 1t, and improvements can be placed
on tho property rapidly and az very small cost.
Ten tons of ore were shipped from this mine
TO Salt Lake City and sold at Si4 ~ per ton :.
The journal reporter must have this wrong.
rs S14 ore lie not the kind to:ship. = ED. NEwsl.
This was not selected or sorted ore, but wac
sacked just as 1t came nom an ore dump con-
tanning 100 tons, thus giving an accurate aver
age Of the value of the eae In the Argenta mine.
This Is certainly a splendid showing and would
cause ripple Of excitement In any country.
Immediately adjoining aud farther up the hill
Is the Lucky Deposit mine. upon which there
has been a shaft sunk to the depth of rs feet,
which shows 500 ore for the entire distance.
Two hundred tons of ore were taken from this
opening which Is now on the dump, and would
yield 100 ounces per ton just ms 1t lays. In
cerroboration of this statement the returns of
arsays made upon pies taken from thirteen
sacks Of ore show that It will even go higher
than this. Tbs shaft, or incline. is entirely In
ore for the distance 1t has been run. aud the
waste taken ont Is hardly noticeable
Every sample that has been taken from the
mine has been taken, not for the purpose Of
high returns, but for the express object of de.
termining the average yane of the ore for
working purposes, and care has been exercised
10 arrive at correct estimate. aud 100 ounces
Is the result Mining and mill men who have
examined the ore say that it Is free milling
and can be crushed either by dry or wet pro
cess.
Schellbourn..
At the old schell Creek Mining District the
veteran telegraph man. Pete Lowell. Is working
what Is known as the old Summit mine, aud
has taken cut quantity OF high grade sulphur
ct ore. All tho friends of Pete will be glad TO
hear that he is doing well and has good pros
pect ahead
Robinson and Ely.
At Robinson District, near Ely, Harry Feath-
erstone is working a valuable piece of property
hat he discovered about year ago. He is
working the mine for what there Is in II, and
is not dressing II up for the market The fret
class ore he ships to Eureka and the second
class is worked at the Monitor mill in Taylor,
all of which pays handsomely. Harry Is max
ing preparations to stay with the country, and
is fixing up home for that purpose.
THE ALTMAN VINE.
Lyons, McGil, Underliill and Mcomie have
just completed mill on hurry Creek, near
Ely. for working ore from the Altman mine,
having six years lease on the property The
Altman property Is an immense deposit Of
gold bearing material that promises to be of
great value. In the hands If such entcrprising
men as are now operating it. there Is prom
icing future for this property.
The new county seat, Ely, il a promising
place and is growing rapidly. Town lots are
in demand. and with its surrounding mining
interest and the fact that IL lie now the county
scat will make IL one of the most thriving
towns in Eastern Nevada. Il Is in the very
heart Of hch mining country that is now re-
ceiving attention, and could not be more ad-
situated to prosper.
Taylor.
THE ARGUS: MINING COMPANY
At Taylor are working steadily aud making
regular bullion shipments. This enterprise
gives employment to large number of men
and Is of great benefit to tho town of Taylor,
the metropolis Of White Pine The Argus Is
one of the best paying properties in Eastern
Nevada
THE MONITOR MINIS
At Taylor are now being prospected for other
ore bodies and the mill is run ore being OK
tracted. The Monitor relied out considerable
bullion in tho past. and Oliver Drake the SUI
perrin tendent of the property, is of the opin-
ion that ore bodies equal In extent to those
of the past will BIO found. Tho opinion seems
10 be gen oral that new ore discoveries will be
made. and that the mines will bloom again.
GRANITE DISTRICT
Situated in tte Egan range of mountains, be-
tween Ely and Cherry Greek, is not being
worked at the present time, but in its early
history produced some sxtrayagantly rich
gold ore. Now. however. that all the old
mining districts are receiving attention, il
may soon have its turn.
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